Courtney Thorne-Smith

About

Courtney Thorne-Smith (born November 8, 1967, height 5' 6" (1,68 m)) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Alison Parker on Melrose Place, Georgia Thomas on Ally McBeal, and Cheryl Mabel in According to Jim, as well as her recurring role in Two and a Half Men as Lyndsey McElroy. She was born in San Francisco, California, and grew up in Menlo Park, a suburb south of San Francisco. Her father, Walter Smith, was a computer market researcher and her mother Lora was a therapist. They divorced when Courtney was seven years old and she lived with both parents at different stages. She has an older sister, Jennifer, who is an advertising executive. She attended Menlo-Atherton High School, in Atherton, California, and graduated from Tamalpais High School, in Mill Valley, California, in 1985. She also performed with the Ensemble Theater Company in Mill Valley while attending...

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Ally McBealSeries • 1997Two and a Half MenSeries • 2003Melrose PlaceSeries • 1992MomSeries • 2013L.A. LawSeries • 1986Spin CitySeries • 1996Fresh Off the BoatSeries • 2015According to JimSeries • 2001DuckmanSeries • 1994The Wonderful World of DisneySeries • 1954PartnersSeries • 1995LucasMovie • 1986Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding MysteryMovie • 2017Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in ParadiseMovie • 1987Summer SchoolMovie • 1987Past Malice: An Emma Fielding MysteryMovie • 2018Sorority WarsMovie • 2009Chairman of the BoardMovie • 1998Side OutMovie • 1990Emma Fielding Mysteries: More Bitter Than DeathMovie • 2019